Job Description

Technical Lead

Certain Advantage are hiring for a Technical Lead based in London.

This role is on an initial 3-month contract and is hybrid.

You will be leading a team of developers working closely with the Electronic Market Making (EMM)/Trading Business to build the next generation electronic trading system.

The role:

Technology leader, a strong people leader who can manage an incredibly talented team of expert C++ software engineers.

Passionate developer, hands on coder designing and developing the core components of the high-performance trading stack.

Operational excellence driver, ensuring platform stability to ensure maximum up time for trading systems across markets.

Expertise and deep proficiency in C/C++ Programming

Track record of significant contribution to high-performance and sophisticated Algorithmic / Electronic / Real Time Trading Systems at either Hedge Funds, Proprietary Traders, Specialist liquidity providers, or large financial institutions.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive technical agenda, lead a team, and influence business stakeholders.

The individual:

Experience contributing to Algorithmic / Electronic / Real Time Trading Systems.

Deep expertise in C/C++ Programming, Systems Design, Architecture, Distributed Systems, DSA, Performance and Latency Optimisation.

Excellent domain knowledge and experience working on Linux platforms.

Strong expertise in C++ development, with a deep understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms

Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), build systems, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Knowledge of other programming languages (e.g., Python, Java) and software development tools is a plus.

Ability to translate business needs into functional code

Performing PR reviews on other developer's code

Clearly able to demonstrate and report on progress in delivering code Experience:

Proven experience as a Technical Lead or similar role in software engineering

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